DR. ANDREW DEAN KNUDSEN DPM
NPI 1407111321
Podiatrist - Foot & Ankle Surgery in Bismarck, ND

NPI Status: Active since July 06, 2012

Contact Information

401 N 9TH ST
BISMARCK, ND
ZIP 58501
Phone: (701) 712-4540
Fax: (701) 712-4160

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Insurance Plans Accepted
Medicare Participation & PECOS Status
Areas of Expertise
Durable Medical Equipment
Quality Reporting
Hospital Affiliations - Privileges
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Years of Experience 15
Podiatrist
Foot & Ankle Surgery
Accepts Insurance
Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
PECOS Enrolled
Medicare Quality Reporting

About ANDREW KNUDSEN

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Andrew Knudsen, a provider established in Bismarck, North Dakota with a medical specialization in Podiatrist, focusing in foot & ankle surgery and more than 15 years of experience. He graduated from Kent State University College Of Podiatric Medicine in 2012. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1407111321 assigned on July 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 213ES0103X with license number LPR00111 (RI). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 3 years ago.

NPI: 1407111321
Provider Name: DR. ANDREW DEAN KNUDSEN DPM
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 401 N 9TH ST BISMARCK, ND 58501
Location Phone: (701) 712-4540
Location Fax: (701) 712-4160
Mailing Address: 401 N 9TH ST BISMARCK, ND 58501
Mailing Phone: (701) 712-4500
Mailing Fax: (701) 712-4160
Medical School Name: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE
Graduation Year: 2012
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-06-2012
Last Update Date: 06-14-2023
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Podiatrist Foot & Ankle Surgery
Taxonomy Code: 213ES0103X
Type: Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers
License No.: LPR00111
License State: RI

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	213E00000X	Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers	Podiatrist	74 (ND)

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota

BlueCare Bronze HSA Eligible $50 PCP Copay ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
BlueCare Gold $10 PCP Copay ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
BlueCare Silver $20 PCP Copay ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
BlueDirect Bronze 100 HSA Eligible ($8000 Deductible / $5 Preventive Drug List) - PPO
BlueDirect Gold 90 HSA Eligible ($2600 Deductible / $5 Preventive Drug List) - PPO
BlueDirect Silver 80 HSA Eligible ($3500 Deductible / $5 Preventive Drug List) - PPO
BlueEssential Catastrophic 100 HSA Eligible $10600 Deductible - PPO
BlueValue Bronze HSA Eligible $50 PCP Copay (Standardized plan) - PPO
BlueValue Gold $30 PCP Copay (Standardized plan) - PPO
BlueValue Silver $40 PCP Copay (Standardized plan) - PPO
DakotaBlue Altru Gold ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
DakotaBlue Altru Silver ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
DakotaBlue Trinity Gold ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
DakotaBlue Trinity Silver ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO

Medica

Essentia Choice Care with Medica Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Bronze HSA - EPO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Bronze Share - EPO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Bronze Share - HMO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Expanded Bronze Standard - EPO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Expanded Bronze Standard - HMO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Gold $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Gold $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Gold Share - EPO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Gold Share - HMO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Gold Standard - EPO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Gold Standard - HMO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Silver $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Silver $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Silver Share - EPO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Silver Share - HMO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Silver Standard - EPO
Essentia Choice Care with Medica Silver Standard - HMO
Medica Individual Choice Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
Medica Individual Choice Bronze HSA - EPO

Sanford Health Plan

Sanford Individual Simplicity $1,750 - PPO
Sanford Individual Simplicity $10,600 - PPO
Sanford Individual Simplicity $3,500 - PPO
Sanford Individual Simplicity $4,750 - PPO
Sanford Individual Simplicity $6,500 - PPO
Sanford Individual Simplicity $7,200 HSA Qualified - PPO
Sanford Individual Simplicity Standardized $2,000 - PPO
Sanford Individual Simplicity Standardized $6,000 - PPO
Sanford Individual Simplicity Standardized $7,500 - PPO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Andrew Knudsen is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts the approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge beneficiaries more than the approved amount for their services. Please keep in mind that beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service.

Andrew Knudsen is enrolled in PECOS and is eligible to order or refer health care services for Medicare patients. The provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging, Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and a Home Health Agency (HHA).

What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.

Is the provider registered in PECOS? Yes
PECOS PAC ID: 7911126149
What is the PECOS Associate Control ID?
A PAC ID is a unique 10-digit number assigned to an individual or organization healthcare provider in PECOS. The PAC ID is used to link together all the provider information, like tax identification numbers and organizational names. A PAC ID can be connected to multiple Enrollment IDs if an individual or organization has enrolled in PECOS more than once.
PECOS Enrollment ID: I20150919000194
What is the Provider Enrollment ID?
The Enrollment ID is a unique alphanumeric 15-digit code assigned to each new provider's PECOS enrollment application. The Enrollment ID is used to link together all the provider enrollment information like enrollment type, state, provider specialty, and reassignment of benefits.
Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes
What does it mean "accepts medicare assignment"?
When a provider accepts Medicare assignment, the provider agrees to be paid directly by Medicare and to accept the payment amount approved by Medicare. Additionally, the provider agrees to not bill patients for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts.
A provider who doesn't accept assignment may charge you up to 15% over the Medicare-approved amount. This is known as the limiting charge. You may have to pay this amount, or it may be covered by another insurer.
Eligible to Order or Refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging: Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS): Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer a Home Health Agency (HHA): Yes
Eligible to Order or Refer Power Mobility Devices: No

Provider Referred Orders for Durable Medical Equipment, Devices & Supplies

The following list reflects the services, supplies or durable medical equipment ordered by this provider to a DME supplier on behalf of patients. The information below is derived from Medicare claims data and reflects the BETOS category, HCPCS code information and the number times each service was submitted under the Medicare fee-for-service program.

Orthotic Devices

DME-Orthotic Devices (DF000N)
For diabetics only, fitting (including follow-up), custom preparation and supply of off-the-shelf depth-inlay shoe manufactured to accommodate multi-density insert(s), per shoe (HCPCS:A5500)
2 DME suppliers used 20 Medicare Claims 40 Services Paid
DME-Orthotic Devices (DF000N)
For diabetics only, multiple density insert, direct formed, molded to foot after external heat source of 230 degrees fahrenheit or higher, total contact with patient's foot, including arch, base layer minimum of 1/4 inch material of shore a 35 durometer or 3/16 inch material of shore a 40 durometer (or higher), prefabricated, each (HCPCS:A5512)
2 DME suppliers used 12 Medicare Claims 69 Services Paid
DME-Orthotic Devices (DF003N)
Walking boot, pneumatic and/or vacuum, with or without joints, with or without interface material, prefabricated, off-the-shelf (HCPCS:L4361)
2 DME suppliers used 18 Medicare Claims 18 Services Paid

Areas of Expertise

The following services and procedures, recently provided to Medicare patients, illustrate the range of care this provider offers. This list reflects the variety of services available to all patients visiting the practice and is based on 2022 Medicare dataset. In general, the more frequently a provider treats specific conditions or performs particular procedures, the more experienced they become in addressing similar patient needs. The provider has delivered many of the services listed below to Medicare patients. Please note that this list does not include services provided to patients who are not covered by Medicare.

Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
Incision of toe joint capsule
Injection into tendon or ligament
Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes
Permanent removal fingernail or toenail
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails
Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, more than 4 growths
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less
Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less
Repair of toe tendon
X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views

Quality Reporting

The provider participated in CMS Quality Payment Program. The Quality Payment Program aims to improve population health, reduce costs and improve the care received by Medicare beneficiaries. The following quality measures meet Medicare's statistical reporting standards. Not all providers report the same information, because not all providers give the same services to patients. The quality information is just a snapshot of some the care providers give to their patients. Reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality.

Quality Measure	Performance	Number of Patients
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes	N/A
Proactively manage chronic and preventive care for empaneled patients that could include one or more of the following: • Provide patients annually with an opportunity for development and/or adjustment of an individualized plan of care as appropriate to age and health status, including health risk appraisal; gender, age and condition-specific preventive care services; and plan of care for chronic conditions; • Use condition-specific pathways for care of chronic conditions (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, depression, asthma and heart failure) with evidence-based protocols to guide treatment to target; such as a CDC-recognized diabetes prevention program; • Use pre-visit planning to optimize preventive care and team management of patients with chronic conditions; • Use panel support tools (registry functionality) to identify services due; • Use predictive analytical models to predict risk, onset and progression of chronic diseases; or • Use reminders and outreach (e.g., phone calls, emails, postcards, patient portals and community health workers where available) to alert and educate patients about services due; and/or routine medication reconciliation.
Colorectal Cancer Screening	70%	853
Percentage of adults 50-75 years of age who had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer
Diabetes: Eye Exam	50%	412
Percentage of patients 18-75 years of age with diabetes who had a retinal or dilated eye exam by an eye care professional during the measurement period or a negative retinal exam (no evidence of retinopathy) in the 12 months prior to the measurement period
e-Prescribing	97%	556
At least one permissible prescription written by the MIPS eligible clinician is queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using certified EHR technology.
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes	N/A
The MIPS eligible clinician is in active engagement with a public health agency to submit immunization data.
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes	N/A
Manage medications to maximize efficiency, effectiveness and safety that could include one or more of the following: Reconcile and coordinate medications and provide medication management across transitions of care settings and eligible clinicians or groups; Integrate a pharmacist into the care team; and/or Conduct periodic, structured medication reviews.
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes	N/A
Measure and improve quality at the practice and panel level, such as the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Physician Scorecards, that could include one or more of the following: • Regularly review measures of quality, utilization, patient satisfaction and other measures that may be useful at the practice level and at the level of the care team or MIPS eligible clinician or group (panel); and/or • Use relevant data sources to create benchmarks and goals for performance at the practice level and panel level.
Medication Reconciliation	100%	1205
The MIPS eligible clinician performs medication reconciliation for at least one transition of care in which the patient is transitioned into the care of the MIPS eligible clinician.
Patient-Specific Education	58%	1887
The MIPS eligible clinician must use clinically relevant information from CEHRT to identify patient-specific educational resources and provide access to those materials to at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician.
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	30%	1726
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a BMI documented during the current encounter or during the previous twelve months AND with a BMI outside of normal parameters, a follow-up plan is documented during the encounter or during the previous twelve months of the current encounter Normal Parameters: Age 18 years and older BMI >= 18.5 and < 25 kg/m2
Provide Patient Access	100%	1887
At least one patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period is provided timely access to view online, download, and transmit to a third party their health information subject to the MIPS eligible clinician's discretion to withhold certain information.
Secure Messaging	46%	1887
For at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period, a secure message was sent using the electronic messaging function of CEHRT to the patient (or the patient-authorized representative), or in response to a secure message sent by the patient (or the patient-authorized representative) during the performance period.
Security Risk Analysis	Yes	N/A
Conduct or review a security risk analysis in accordance with the requirements in 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1), including addressing the security (to include encryption) of ePHI data created or maintained by certified EHR technology in accordance with requirements in 45 CFR164.312(a)(2)(iv) and 45 CFR 164.306(d)(3), and implement security updates as necessary and correct identified security deficiencies as part of the MIPS eligible clinician's risk management process.
Specialized Registry Reporting	Yes	N/A
The MIPS eligible clinician is in active engagement to submit data to specialized registry. To earn a 5 % bonus in the promoting interoperability performance category score for submitting to one or more public health or clinical data registries also attest to PI_TRANS_PHCDRR_3_MULTI.
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes	N/A
Use decision support and standardized treatment protocols to manage workflow in the team to meet patient needs.

Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges

Doctors and physicians must apply for hospital privileges to treat patients at hospitals. Find out if your doctor has privileges to practice at your preferred hospital by using the hospital affiliation information below based on recent medical claims.

Hospital affiliation is identified through self-reporting data, inpatient, outpatient, physician and ancillary service claims linked by the medical claims NPI number and place of service code. Additionally, to further determine provider hospital affiliation the clinician must have provided services to at least three patients on three different dates in the last 12 months. Andrew Knudsen is affiliated with the following medical facilities:

Hospital Name	Address	Phone	Hospital Type	Overall Rating
ESSENTIA HEALTH	3000 32ND AVE SOUTH FARGO, ND 58104	(701) 364-8000	Acute Care Hospitals

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1407111321, we treat the final digit (1) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 49. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 49 = 1).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 4

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 0 → 0 1 → 2 1 → 2 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 4 + 0 + 7 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 24 = 49

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 49 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 49 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1407111321.